wet, moist

濕 is composed of the radical 水 (water) and 㬎 (prominent). 㬎 depicts the act of drying silk threads under sunlight, indicating that these threads were previously soaked in water, implying an abundance of water. As 㬎 later developed other meanings, 水 was added to create 濕 to emphasize the meaning of being wet or moist with abundant water.